Shelly Ann Conway

This acrylic work is a hybrid of contemporary, figurative and abstraction. Assuming a matisse-like style, the paintings channel the screaming, fractured energy and loving frustration that come from being both an artist and a mother, but ultimately transcend specific circumstances to make a more universal statement about life’s challenges and satisfactions that is neither masculine nor feminine.

My educational background includes a BFA from College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI where I studied fine art, photography, marketing & design – as well as various creative classes throughout the years.

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